The Lakers' poor offensive execution led to another loss despite one of Kobe Bryant's best games of the season.
Kobe Bryant and D'Angelo Russell had the Los Angeles Lakers off to a hot start against the Houston Rockets, but ultimately the team's poor defense, lack of depth, and puzzling rotations combined to result in a 126-97 loss in the final game of their eight game road trip.
Russell continued his recent roll, scoring 7 of the Lakers first 9 points and hitting his first four shots before coming back to earth and finishing with 12 points on 5-14 shooting.